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English Defence League's (EDL) Guramit Singh Kalirai flees | English Defence League's (EDL) Guramit Singh Kalirai flees |
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A once-prominent member of the English Defence League (EDL) is on the run from police after being found guilty of a violent attempted robbery. | A once-prominent member of the English Defence League (EDL) is on the run from police after being found guilty of a violent attempted robbery. |
Guramit Singh Kalirai was sentenced to six-and-a-half years after a shop keeper was tied up and threatened with a knife in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire . | Guramit Singh Kalirai was sentenced to six-and-a-half years after a shop keeper was tied up and threatened with a knife in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire . |
Andrew Wheelhouse, 31, and David Mura, 26, were both also jailed for the attempted robbery in May. | Andrew Wheelhouse, 31, and David Mura, 26, were both also jailed for the attempted robbery in May. |
EDL leader Tommy Robinson said Kalirai was no longer involved with the EDL. | |
'Fight the conviction' | |
Kalirai, of Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, failed to turn up at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday. | |
He previously had a role as a spokesman for the EDL. | |
Mr Robinson said Kalirai had been in touch with him while on the run to say he had not done anything wrong. | |
"He said he is working with his legal team to fight the conviction," Mr Robinson said. | |
"It doesn't seem like something he would have done." | |
Wheelhouse, of Alfreton, Derbyshire, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison and Mura, of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, was jailed for three years and three months. | Wheelhouse, of Alfreton, Derbyshire, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison and Mura, of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, was jailed for three years and three months. |
A warrant has been issued for Kalirai's arrest. |